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Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 13h

🐾 Every story is, at its heart, a love story — between writer and reader, character and world, or human and hound. Write the tales that make you wag, sigh, and smile. The most beautiful stories begin with connection. 💕📚

#writingtips #writerslife #amwriting #storytelling #creativelife #doglovers

Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 1d

💀 Humor isn’t just for comedy writing; it’s seasoning for tension, humanity, and heart. A well-placed laugh can save a scene, redeem a villain, or remind your readers they’re safe in your hands. 🍷✍️

#writingtips #humorwriting #writerslife #amwriting #storycraft #fictionwriters

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Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 2d

While everyone else sheds their layers for the plot, Douglas stays stubbornly green. Don’t fight it. Those characters often give your story its soul. 🌲✨

#writingtips #characterdevelopment #fictionwriting #amwriting #writerslife #storycraft

Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 3d

Let your words carry kindness, curiosity, and the courage to care. The stories that last are the ones written from compassion, not competition. Be love on the page, and the world will feel it between the lines. 🌷📖

#writingtips #mindfulwriting #creativeenergy #writerslife #amwriting

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Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 4d

The best stories perch just outside the rules. Know your craft, respect the signposts — but don’t be afraid to stand on top of them and squawk your truth. The line between cliché and genius is courage. 🪶✨

#writingtips #creativity #amwriting #writerlife #storytellers #writingmotivation

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Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 5d

Make sure your characters sound like they belong where they stand. A Kansas farm girl shouldn’t talk like she’s from Camelot, and your villain shouldn’t sound like a Yelp review. Match the voice to the world, and your readers will never want to click their heels home. 👠🌪️ #writing #dialoguewriting

Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 6d

💭 Writers live between worlds — dreaming in daylight, rewriting those dreams at 2 a.m. When your imagination never clocks out, even insomnia becomes research. Keep thinking, keep dreaming, keep writing. 🌙🖋️

#writingtips #creativeminds #writerslife #storytellers #amwriting #writingmotivation

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Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 8d

🖋 You can’t fake a heartbeat. The stories that stay with readers are the ones that pulse with your truth—messy, raw, real. Tune out the noise. Listen to the rhythm under your ribs. That’s your plot whispering where to go next. ❤️🔥

#amwriting #writinginspiration #creativewriting #authenticvoice

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Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 9d

Every writer knows this dance—our minds throw a rave, and our motivation hits snooze. The trick? Sit down anyway. The magic doesn’t happen in the idea—it happens when your fingers finally hit the keys. 💻🔥

#amwriting #creativemotivation #writinghumor #artistlife

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Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 10d

🩸 Let your characters evolve—or explode. Flat arcs are for soda, not stories. 💅 #amwriting #characterarc #horrorwriting #writinghumor

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Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 11d

🕰 Great stories thrive in the full spectrum of age. Write the young dreamers and the seasoned souls. Let your stories wrinkle, weather, and shine. Every age adds a layer of truth, and together, they make the tapestry whole. 🌿✨ #amwriting #inclusivestorytelling #aging #authenticity

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Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 12d

💀 Every writer knows the best motives hide in plain sight. Don’t just give your characters a reason to act, give them a reason to believe they’re right. 🕵️♀️✨
#amwriting #characterdevelopment #motivations #crimewriters

Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 14d

📝👀 Every “perfect crime” is just another plot twist waiting to happen. ✍️
#writingtips #amwriting #writerslife #authorsofinstagram #creativewriting #writingmotivation #writersofinstagram

Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 15d

🐈⬛✨ Sometimes the magic is already there, exactly as it is. Don’t twist your words to please every reader—let your story stay true to what it was designed to be. 🖋️ #writingtips #amwriting #writerslife #witchlife #witch #cats #creativewriting #writingmotivation

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Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 16d

Repeat after me: Rejection is Protection. 🚪✨
Learn from it, use it to fuel your fire, or toss it aside. But never let it stop you. Every “no” is just another stone for the castle you’re building. 🏰✍️ #writingtips #amwriting #writerslife #creativewriting #writingmotivation

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Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 17d

the next step, write the next word, and trust the path will appear. ✍️✨#writingtips #amwriting #writerslifev #creativewriting #writingmotivation

Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 18d

Every writer’s journey: the idea in your head 🐶✨ vs. the first draft on the page 🍳😳. Don’t panic—the messier it looks, the more room you have to shape it into something beautiful. #writingtips #amwriting #writerslife #creativewriting #writingmotivation

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Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 19d

☕📚. Some days the words pour out smoothly, and some days… well, they miss the cup entirely. The key is to keep showing up at the desk, even when your brain still wants to nap. ✨✍️ #writingtips #amwriting #writerslife #creativewriting #writingmotivation

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Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 20d

We’re all told “show, don’t tell”… but sometimes, telling is exactly what your story needs. The art of writing is knowing when to paint a scene in detail 🎨 and when to explain it. ✍️✨ writingtips #amwriting #writerslife #creativewriting #writingmotivation

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Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 21d

Every writer has their comfort tropes. 🪨💕 The trick isn’t to avoid them, but to breathe new life into them. Polish the familiar until it shines in a fresh way. ✨ Readers don’t mind your pillars; they just want to see what you build around them. 🖊️ #writingtips #amwriting #characterdevelopment

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Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 22d

When writing historical fiction, remember: every era has its own pace. ⏳ What takes a click today once took sweat, seasons, or a ship across the sea. 🌍✨ Build that effort into your story, and your readers will feel the weight of time. 🖋️#writingtips #amwriting #historicalfiction #writingcommunity

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Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 23d

🎂✨ Trust your story instincts — the real sweetness comes from what you actually need to write, not what someone else thinks will do. 🖊️ #writingtips #amwriting #writinghumor #writerslife #creativewriting #writingcommunity

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Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 24d

🌀 The draft you wrote ten years ago was the work of another self. Don’t cringe—celebrate growth. Every story is a marker of who you were, and who you’ve become. ✍️✨#writingtips #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife #growthmindset #creativeevolution #storyjourney #writersgrowth #keepwriting

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Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 25d

🐶💖 Find the beating heart of your story and protect it. Everything else is just stuffing. ✍️📚 #writingtips #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife #storyheart #fictionwriting #narrativecraft #editingprocess

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Kellie Schorr @kschorr.bsky.social · 26d

🎃🍉🎄 Too many symbols causes nothing but confusion. Pick one motif and let it shine. ✍️✨ #writingtips #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife #symbolism #clarityinwriting #storytelling #editingmatters #narrativecraft

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